Tsagadai

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by Tsagadai 15y ago
This is just a part of the world of impersonal mass production. Make everything the same. I sometimes wonder if electronics would benefit more from the world of welding and construction where the maker often leaves their personal mark somew
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Have you ever watched a mob? A corporation is a group of people. Like all groups of people there can be a mix of the full spectrum of humanity in varying percentages. Go to a protest or a concert, witness how groups of people react, especia
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
China is quite free compared to most western countries. If you have money you are pretty much free to do as you please as long as you keep your head down. There are two types of crimes in China crimes that get you put away forever or execut
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
That research is interesting but this was the sort of research I was thinking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkBh71zZKrM The plan seems to be to make more RGBZ CMOS chips (cameras with range sensors built in). Once the R&D is m
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
I think Kinects/distance detectors are still very young technology. Imagine how far it could be pushed with just engineering. A very high resolution detector could identify facial expressions, smiles, grimaces, smirks, a whole gamut of emot
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Port 25 will be blocked for South Korea from December(zombie-storage.com)
104 points by Tsagadai 15y ago|60 comments
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
I agree with you in part, capitalism has brought billions out of poverty and backbreaking labour. When you compare serfdom to pretty much any alternative is better. You will also notice if you read the data correctly that individual wealth
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Some of their links are broken. The original memo by Bill Gates is a more interesting read than the article: http://web.archive.org/web/20070105162133/http://www.bralyn....
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
The modern capitalist society is extremely unlikely to end up in this state. Companies grow larger, that is their modus operandi. Once capital can be used to buy capital that produces capital you have eliminated humans from the equation. Th
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Second-language English speakers should always be seen as your target audience for any professional communication. Most English speakers alive today do not speak English as their first language. Also, many who speak English as a first langu
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
I disagree with the article. Swearing is highly effective but only if rarely used. The article's author hints at innuendo, euphemisms, dysphemisms and doublespeak as alternatives to swearing. I am a firm believer and follower of concise elo
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
South Korean banks seem to be oblivious to security research and best practices. ActiveX plugins that install several buggy DLL libraries are only the tip of the iceberg. 64-bit IE fails to open most banks' websites. IE 9 does not work at
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
This isn't really a new issue. Inequity between classes, races, genders, religions (and lack of), sexuality and upbringing has existed for at least as long as economic and cultural analysis has. There is a more fundamental question which so
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Sure, someone always has to pay the bill. Taxes in New Zealand aren't massive or crippling, they are only moderately higher than the US. Think of how much more it costs to not have a skilled labour force. South Korea also has subsidized edu
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
What about the banks that charge a fee for checking your balance (yes, they exist) to screw over customers like this. I have a friend who got an overdraft fee for checking his account balance once.
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
They do and it is a pain. There is a way around it though. You can use Steams website to buy games. Use http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=XX where XX is the two letter country code you have access to. They still check address and payment
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
It is a tried and tested method for selling technology. Look at the history of the Sony Playstation. Sell the hardware at a loss and make double your money back from software and content.
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
My point was that it can take up most of the load in the day and then other methods can take the load at night. Niche does not mean unimportant. Solar could easily produce about 90% of power for some regions (remember, electricity is a valu
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
No one has ever suggested throwing out all other power generations in favour of only one renewable method. Power storage is relatively easy too, even on huge scales. Look at the way compressed air can be stored in caves or pumping water int
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
once externalities are internalized and the market is properly governed That is the problem though, we are nowhere near the point where externalities are internalized or markets are properly governed. Presently any externality which can b
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Completely agree. Let's globalise in some data then. I live in South Korea and work as a programmer. I am making about half what I was making in Australia but I pay 3% in tax, I'm living rent free and my costs are ridiculously low. My dispo
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Honestly, if you have made it to the third year of a four year degree you should stay in school. Here is the best reason most people never mention, visas. If you have a degree it is easier to move internationally. If you don't have a degree
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
The US is an incredibly easy country to start a company in. Low tax (yes, even if the media doesn't believe it), easy bankruptcy laws (you don't go to jail for defaulting on debts and you can start again), low corruption, low barriers to en
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
I have written a 10,000 word short story on my smartphone with a bluetooth keyboard. Sure, phones are not perfect but I don't see the point of owning a laptop after that experience. I think we are only at the beginning of seeing what is pos
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
There is no such thing as 'common sense'. Everyone learnt what they know. Genetics alone gives you a series of reflexes, some body changes and a few basic urges. Everything else was learnt somewhere, somehow and at some time. The only 'comm
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
The problem is more about contexts. There are some things which exist on social networks that you may not want to be shared. If you cannot separate the contexts in your life then this may cause serious problems. Think about your job. Depend
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Ignoring the sexism of your second statement, your first statement is filled with self-righteousness. Capitalism is a system of contradictions. Saying someone cannot argue with capitalism because they benefit from it is just an ad hominem a
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
I've talked about this with friends before and many of them were amazed at the amount of freedom I was given as a child. From about age 6 or 7, I was allowed to roam with local children until the street lights came on and as long as we stay
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Languages evolve and living languages change. Speaking or writing in a particular way is one of the fundamental techniques humans use to associate themselves with a culture, society, or any other term for 'group of people'. Criticising some
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by Tsagadai 15y ago
Where are you living to be expecting to die at 68? The median global life expectancy is 73.5 years. I think you need to rethink how long you may live for so you can have a happy retirement.

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